The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-30
ANOTHER GREAT GAS WE'LL.
The indianapolis Company Discovers New
Gusher of Extraordinary Power.

The third we'll of the Indianapolis Natural
Gas Company-that on the Fisher FARMS said
TO De the best result of this company's opera
lions. Night before last the drill stopped at
or ieet, with Trenton rock just below it.
yesterday morning when work
suheo and the rock entered the
p'esence OF gas became such to confirm the
eApectations OF the company's officers. But few
OF those directly interested in the enterprise
were there, nor did the outside people through
to it as they have done on other like occasions
1t is regarded that this company is in one OF
the richest parts Of the gas belt SO whatever it
does in the way of boring is expected to
yield a good return without exciting much at
tention. The work went as If finding gas
was an everyday affair but for the first foot
and half in the rock the drill had hard Dor
ing, yet with constantly increasing show Of
gas. After the hard rock had been PEN
etrated the drill entered an easier formation
with such flow of gas attending the bore as to
establish the gushing character of the well.
The pressure, too, was great enough to disturb
the work. BY o'clock the drill had gone ff-
teen feet from the she'll of the rock, when gas
came out with tremendous force and in such
volume as to indicate that the capacity would be
about 8. 900, 900 feet. This was enough satisfy
the operators and the drilling ceased.
The Fisher station we'll of this company is q
little better than its Harris farm discovery. So
with the third, the Fisher farm well, superiority
in progression is being maintained. The last is
thought to be about so per cent. better than the
Harris well after it was shot Altogether. this
company has ow flow of nearly 1000. 900 cubic
feet daily ..l but ;I its purposes as to
the public knows or the directors willing
tell. When this feature of supply was sug-
gested last night an answer was in keeping with
what has often been repeated since the Harris
farm well gave an impetus to talk in that direc-
ton. Then it said the company would begin
piping when 1t had another we'll of equal
capac ity It has the third and vet no
expression is heard what the company will
do, except it is the general statement that the
city Will have natural gas before winter. By
some this Is accepted with great deal of allow
ance. as it is told t. the new organization of
the company has IL. ,contro in the hands of
three men-Messrs. Fletcher, Branham and Root.
Several manufacturers have taken large
blocks of stock, but on the other hand, men who
were originally in the company have sold their
holdings.
The well thatyie 1900. 900 feet is about
thirteen miles fro city limits and a mile
and half from F s Station The drilers
have been working it twenty-three days and
have had less trouble with it than with any Of
the others Monday a derrick is to be put up on
the Weaver farm four miles east of the Fisher
farm but during the week the company expects
to have the fourth gusher from its New Britain
drill.
At Castleton company in which Messrs At
kns, Shotwsll and Bennett are interested has
been drilling with hard luck but it is expected
to reach Trenton to-day noon. Drilling here
has been going for five weeks, during which
drill two has been broken, and another
lost. The well is now about 500 feet down.
The naturai-gas committee of the Council
from the Standard Oil Company for the substi-
tuition of the mixer measurement for the meter
now specified. The failure of any of the local
companies to pipe gas to the city under the pres
emit ordinances, promised, has led good
many members of the Council to believe that
some changes in the ordinances are necessary.